Chemistry Courses[149-990]

[001-148] [149-990]

CHEM 149. Polymer Synthesis Laboratory. 1 cr. Designed to introduce the techniques of polymer synthesis.

CHEM 151. Biochemistry Lecture. 3 crs. Analysis of the chemistry, metabolism, and enzymology of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and other cellular constituents. May be taken jointly with CHEM 171. Prerequisite: CHEM 142.

CHEM 152. Biochemistry. 3 crs. Continuation of CHEM 151. Prerequisite: CHEM 151.

CHEM 156. Biochemistry Survey. 3 crs. One-semester biochemistry course covering the chemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins. Prerequisite: CHEM 142.

CHEM 157. Biochemistry Survey Laboratory. 1 cr. Experimental studies in the isolation and chemical reactivity of substances of biological interest.

CHEM 167. Physical Properties of Polymers. 3 crs. Course provides an understanding of the physical chemical issues involved in the processing and applications of polymers. Emphasis will be on the structural, thermal, mechanical and electro-optical properties of chain molecules. Prerequisites: CHEM 171 or equivalent or permission of instructor.

CHEM 168. Polymer Characterization. 3 crs. Deals with the basic concepts and techniques used in the characterization of various types of polymers. Prerequisite: CHEM 148.

CHEM 169. Polymer Characterization Laboratory 1 cr. Experimental applications involved in the characterization of polymers. Prerequisite: CHEM 149.

CHEM 171. Physical Chemistry Lecture. 3 crs. An introduction to thermodynamics and its applications; quantum chemistry including atomic and molecular structure; atomic and molecular spectroscopy. Prerequisites: CHEM 004; Physics PHYS 002; and differential and integral calculus. 

CHEM 172. Physical Chemistry Lecture. 3 crs. Continuation of CHEM 171, including chemical kinetics, catalysis, and photochemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 171.

CHEM 173. Physical Chemistry Laboratory. 2 crs. Lecture-laboratory course that includes experimental studies in spectroscopy and molecular structure, properties of gases, and thermodynamics. Prerequisite: CHEM 171.

CHEM 174. Physical Chemistry Laboratory. 2 crs. Continuation of CHEM 173.

CHEM 178. Advanced Physical Chemistry. 3 crs. Comprehensive treatment of some classical and modern physical chemistry topics. Prerequisite: CHEM 172.

CHEM 179. Advanced Physical Chemistry. 3 crs. Continuation of CHEM 178.

CHEM 180. Chemistry for the Health Sciences I and Recitation. 4 crs. Designed for non-chemistry majors in the health sciences and related fields (nutrition, nursing, medical technology, etc.) Deals with basic concepts of General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.

CHEM 181. Chemistry for the Health Sciences Laboratory. 1 cr. Designed to teach some of the techniques of chemical experimentation, illustrate some of the principles of chemical theory and develop skill in the preparation and analysis of organic and biochemical substances.

CHEM 182. Chemistry for the Health Sciences II and Recitation. 4 crs. Lecture course that is a continuation of CHEM 181. Deals with basic concepts of organic chemistry and Biochemistry. Prerequisite CHEM 181.

CHEM 183. Chemistry for the Health Sciences Laboratory. 1 cr. Continuation of CHEM 181.

CHEM 184. Computer Programming for Chemists. 3 crs. Fortran programming, principles of numerical analysis, numerical solution of differential equations and problems in linear algebra, statistics, and probability. Prerequisite: CHEM 183 or consent of instructor.

CHEM 195. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry. 3 crs. General introduction to atmospheric sciences with an emphasis on the chemistry of the earth’s atmosphere. General examination of the current state of knowledge regarding the photochemistry, kinetics, chemical cycling, and evolution of the earth’s atmosphere. Prerequisites: CHEM 172 or consent of the instructor.  

CHEM 196. Atmospheric Chemistry. 3 crs. Advanced treatment of the current theories of chemical evolution and stability of planetary atmospheres with an emphasis on the earth’s atmosphere. Prerequisites: CHEM 172, CHEM 195, or consent of the instructor. 

CHEM 197. Planetary Atmospheres. 3 crs. Continuation of CHEM 296. Treatment of the evolution chemistry, and physics of extraterrestrial and interstellar atmospheres. Prerequisites: CHEM 297 or consent of the instructor.

CHEM 198. Current Topics in Atmospheric Sciences. 2 crs. Seminar course featuring area scientists whose field of specialty is in atmospheric or space sciences. Representative topics will be acid rain, global warming/cooling, ozone depletion, and air pollution.

CHEM 199. Atmospheric Radiation I. 3 crs. Application of radiative transfer theory to problems in planetary atmospheres with emphasis on the earth’s atmosphere. Principles of atomic and molecular spectroscopy, absorption and emission by atmospheric gases, radiation flux and flux divergence computations will be covered. Prerequisites: Physics PHYS 178, Physics PHYS 182, differential and integral calculus. 

CHEM 990. Co-op Chemistry (01-12) crs.